Jose Abreu

He crushed that ball. I wish he'd bat somewhere 1-5 every day

No, this was for Frare and Engel. Jones was already shelved

Also, the Sox are #1 in attendance among AL Central teams

The Sox outdrew the Cubs today

Doesn't Matt Kemp have a broken rib or something?

It was an aberration in the sense that Anderson isn't gonna be a .375 hitter. He's already well below that. But even in this "slump" of sorts, he's still making pretty good contact.

fixed

Moncada has a 127 wRC+ and you're trying to use him as a cautionary tale?

That one was a rocket too

Happiest day for the White Sox rebuild since the fateful day he was called up in 2017.

I don't think Vieira can come back so soon since he was just optioned and there's no injury. I'll go Burr and Frare/Foster

His contact hasn't really regressed, but his BABIP is starting to drop a little, as expected. Just the luck evening out. So it's definitely encouraging to see him walk in the meantime. I think our all-stars will be Abreu and one of Anderson/Moncada, with the other getting snubbed. I guess Colome or Herrera could be in that conversation too.

I could see the argument for Foster, but a healthy Hamilton and Johnson are about as exciting as you can get when it comes to relief prospects

yoan moncada

https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=foster002mat Johnson has not pitched in AA yet, but at 23 and having dominated A+, he could be here in September if he returns soon Hamilton has been awful but he also isn't totally healthy

I had never heard of him prior to last week. Such a random guy to be Hank Aaron down in A ball

Matt Foster is close to ready, Tyler Johnson is returning from injury, Ian Hamilton is still dealing with lingering effects from injury. All 3 are pretty much MLB ready though

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It seemed like he was trying really hard to hit a home run or at least an XBH. Obviously not an ideal approach

Ha yeah, I was surprised nobody pointed out at the time that my position there was critical of Abreu

Seemingly half of this board tried telling me he was washed up and lying about his age two weeks ago

Trying to justify Renteria's decisions, during his tenure but especially this year, is an insult to anyone with even a semblance of intelligence. It's mind numbing how bad he is.

I say this all the time but I've never seen a fanbase hate one of its best players so much. It's a shame

nah, he's burning his best reliever instead